Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	35.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	51.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3 (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 02 '19 at 17:33
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	70.4% Very good	Memory 80.8 1-Core 95.1 2-Core 186 70% 121 Pts	4-Core 346 8-Core 355 47% 351 Pts	64-Core 360 22% 360 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	35.4% Below average	Lighting 46.2 Reflection 43.7 Parallax 39 38% 43 fps	MRender 39.9 Gravity 40.1 Splatting 35.3 31% 38.4 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 80 82 88 74 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 288 Write 134 Mixed 156 SusWrite 81.8 36% 165 MB/s	4K Read 17.2 4K Write 62.1 4K Mixed 26.7 93% 35.3 MB/s	DQ Read 127 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 118 91% 123 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 82%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 19GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 459 Write 429 Mixed 401 96% 430 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 66.8 4K Mixed 45 140% 47.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 357 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate ST310005 28AS 1TB 6,973 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 119GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 103 107 107 108 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 111 Write 99.3 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 106 70% 95.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 69%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 4,752 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 369GB free, PID b207 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	19.9% Very poor	Read 40 Write 42.5 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 41.7 50% 37.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19.9% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/4G 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 KHX1600C10D3/4G 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 111 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	49.7% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 18.9 MC Mixed 15.9 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 16.5 SC Mixed 15.9 42% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 79.1 50% 79.1 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 60%

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Gaming 38%

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Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 30%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3

CPU
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	620x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	541x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	359x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	307x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	227x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	207x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	159x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	117x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	92x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	147x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	65x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	62x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $353

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16